Advocacy Internship - Beirut

Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) is seeking creative, organized, passionate, and hard-working applicants for our Advocacy Assistant position for the Spring . This is a remote position and we are happy to work with students seeking academic course credit for their work.

Responsibilities

Interns will:

• Track and report on  government policies, and statements pertaining to the human rights situation in Bahrain and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states;
• Attend and report on hearings, briefings, and other meetings to facilitate ADHRB’s work;
• Assist with advocacy campaigns by conducting research and preparing background memos and other written materials;
• Track Bahrain and GCC-related news, legislation, and statements by global policymakers, the European Parliament, and United Nations officials on a daily basis
• Support lengthy analytical external reports through research and writing;

Qualifications and Skills

The ideal candidate will be a graduate student, law student, or recent graduate from undergrad with:

• Creativity and ingenuity;
• Superb writing skills;
• Interest in and knowledge of human rights issues, particularly with respect to freedom of speech, expression, and association, due process rights, and/or prisoners’ rights;
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and exercise sound judgment and discretion;
• Solid organizational and time-management skills;
• Commitment to ADHRB’s mission; and
• Ability to commit to 24-40 hours per week. (Full-time availability preferred)

Additional Skills

Additional skills that are also highly desirable include:

• Experience using social media in a professional capacity (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.)
• Photoshop, video editing and/or other graphic design experience
• Demonstrated research experience (especially related to the Middle East, human rights, democratization, governance, and political rights)

How to apply

Please email a resume, cover letter, and a short writing sample (5 pages max.; excerpts are fine) with the subject line ‘Advocacy Internship’ to smoussawi [at] adhrb.org.